odd
/ɒd/ (bre, ipa) · /ɑːd/ (ame, ipa) · /ˈäd/ (ame, mw) · /-ɒd/ (bre, ipa) · /-ɑːd/ (ame, ipa)
odd — 形容詞
- oddpositive
- oddercomparative
- oddestsuperlative
1. different from what you would normally expect, in a way that feels surprising, s
奇怪；古怪
和一般情況不同，讓人覺得意外或費解
different from what you would normally expect, in a way that feels surprising, slightly puzzling, or hard to explain.
It is odd that Marcus left the meeting without saying goodbye to anyone.
Marcus 沒跟任何人道別就離開會議，這真的很奇怪。
it is odd that + clause
Mei found the smell in the kitchen odd, like burnt toast mixed with vinegar.
Mei 覺得廚房有股怪怪的味道，像是烤焦的吐司混著醋味。
find + object + odd
The old house in our village has odd little rooms with no windows or doors.
我們村裡那棟老房子有些古怪的小房間，沒有窗戶也沒有門。
There was something odd about the way Dr. Tanaka avoided answering simple questions.
Tanaka 醫生迴避簡單問題的方式，總讓人覺得有點怪。
Rosa wore a bright orange hat and odd green socks to the wedding.
Rosa 戴著鮮橘色的帽子、配上不搭的綠襪子去參加婚禮。
文法句型
it is odd that + clause
find it odd that + clause
用法筆記
Often used in the frames 'it is odd that…', 'find it odd that…', or 'there is something odd about…'. Carries a softer judgement than 'weird' — it suggests puzzlement rather than strong disapproval.
常見錯誤
2. appearing or being done now and then, with long gaps in between rather than as a
偶爾；零星
間隔很久才出現一次，不是經常性的
appearing or being done now and then, with long gaps in between rather than as a regular activity.
Carlos still smokes the odd cigarette when he goes drinking with his old friends.
Carlos 偶爾跟老朋友去喝酒時，還會抽上一根菸。
the odd + singular noun for occasional events
Grandma Rosa does the odd bit of gardening, but mostly she reads on the porch.
Rosa 奶奶偶爾會弄一下花草，但大多數時間都坐在門廊上看書。
the odd bit of + uncountable noun
I see the odd deer near the river, but never large herds like before.
我偶爾會在河邊看到一兩隻鹿，再也看不到以前那種大群的了。
Lina earns extra money by doing the odd painting job at the weekend.
Lina 週末會接一些零星的油漆工作來貼補家用。
- occasional
neutral and more common than this sense; can stand without 'the'
- infrequent
more formal; emphasises the long gaps between events
文法句型
the odd + singular noun
用法筆記
Almost always appears as 'the odd + singular noun', meaning a small, irregular number of something over time. Distinguish from sense 1 ('strange'): here 'odd' has nothing to do with strangeness.
常見錯誤
3. (of a whole number) leaving 1 when you divide by two; for example 1, 3, 5, 7, an
奇數的
除以二會剩下一的整數
(of a whole number) leaving 1 when you divide by two; for example 1, 3, 5, 7, and 9 are odd.
The teacher asked the children to circle every odd number on the page.
老師請孩子們把書頁上每個奇數都圈起來。
odd number as a math term
Houses with odd numbers stand on the left side of our quiet street.
我們這條安靜街道上，門牌是奇數的房子都在左邊。
Seven is an odd number, but eight is even.
七是奇數，八則是偶數。
Maya wrote down all the odd numbers between one and twenty in her notebook.
Maya 在筆記本上把一到二十之間所有的奇數都寫了下來。
文法句型
odd + number/numeral
用法筆記
Always paired with the contrast 'even'. Used only of whole numbers (integers); not used for fractions or decimals.
常見錯誤
4. (of one item from something that normally comes paired up or as a full set) miss
落單；不成對
本應成對或成套，卻少了另一半
(of one item from something that normally comes paired up or as a full set) missing its partner, or left over once the rest have been matched up.
Lucas walked into class wearing two odd socks — one blue, one striped red.
Lucas 走進教室時穿著兩隻不成對的襪子，一隻藍色、一隻紅條紋。
odd socks for unmatched items
After the move, Mei found a few odd gloves at the bottom of the box.
搬完家後，Mei 在箱子底部找到幾隻落單的手套。
The shop sells odd shoes at half price for customers with different-sized feet.
這家店把不成對的鞋子半價賣給左右腳尺寸不同的客人。
There is an odd cup left over because we broke its matching saucer last week.
我們上禮拜把搭配的茶碟打破了，所以多了一個落單的茶杯。
- unmatched
clearer in writing; spells out that there is no partner
- mismatched
items that do not go together as a pair
文法句型
odd + plural noun (socks/gloves/shoes)
用法筆記
Most natural with everyday paired items: socks, gloves, shoes, earrings, cups and saucers. Distinguish from sense 1 ('strange') by context: 'odd socks' here means mismatched, not weird-looking.
常見錯誤
odd — 字尾
1. joined to a round number with a hyphen to mean 'this much, plus a small amount m
多一點；出頭
整數後再多一些，未細數的零頭
joined to a round number with a hyphen to mean 'this much, plus a small amount more that I have not bothered to count'.
Grandpa Lee turned eighty-odd last spring, though he refuses to say the exact age.
李爺爺去年春天滿八十出頭，但他不肯講確切的歲數。
[round number]-odd for approximate age
Twenty-odd people came to the picnic, mostly neighbours and a few cousins.
野餐來了二十多個人，大多是鄰居和幾個表親。
The city has thirty-odd small bookshops left, far fewer than ten years ago.
市區只剩三十多家小書店，比十年前少了很多。
Maya saved up two hundred-odd dollars from babysitting her cousins all summer.
Maya 整個夏天幫表弟妹當保姆，存了兩百多塊美金。
文法句型
[number]-odd + plural noun
用法筆記
Used with round numbers (especially multiples of ten or a hundred), never with very precise numbers. The hyphen is standard in writing. Common in spoken English; in formal writing, prefer 'about' or 'just over'.
常見錯誤
odd — 縮寫
1. short for 'oppositional defiant disorder' — a childhood condition in which a chi
對立反抗症
兒童常頂撞、不服從規範的行為障礙
short for 'oppositional defiant disorder' — a childhood condition in which a child often refuses to follow rules and argues with adults far more than other children of the same age.
The school nurse asked whether Lucas had ever been tested for ODD.
學校護理師問 Lucas 有沒有做過 ODD（對立反抗症）的檢測。
ODD as a medical abbreviation
Doctors often diagnose ODD in children between the ages of six and ten.
醫生通常在六到十歲的兒童身上診斷出 ODD。
Mei's son was finally referred to a child psychologist who suspected ODD.
Mei 的兒子終於被轉介到一位兒童心理師，那位醫師懷疑他有 ODD。
Teachers at the special school have weekly training on how to support pupils with ODD.
這所特殊教育學校的老師每週都會接受訓練，學習如何協助有 ODD 的學生。
用法筆記
Always written in capitals (ODD) to mark it as an abbreviation, distinguishing it from the everyday adjective 'odd'. Used mainly by doctors, teachers, and parents in clinical or educational settings.